I mean no offense to my Ethiopian restaurant brethren, but I think they're all kind of the same. "Our" Ethiopian restaurant is Assimba, at Cherry and MLK. The veggie combo is probably around $13 or $14, and that easily serves two.

Cascadian--glad you liked Gordito's! I forgot to tell you that if you get the burrito it is one thousand times better if you get it "wet" (covered in sauce). The only thing is, if you get it wet, but no cheese, you have to specifically ask them to put it under the broiler thingie. Otherwise they won't (because there's no cheese to melt) and you'll have a burrito with cold sauce on top. But it is seriously amazing "wet." The default sauce is the red sauce, but sometimes I get "Christmas" with half red and half green sauce.

For falafels, Yanni's in Greenwood is supposed to be good. But I only ever buy falafels from a store, because seeing that big gyro meat ball thingie spiraling around in Greek places totally icks me out.

There is a relatively new place in West Seattle called Firefly Cafe & Creperie that has vegan options. They have a vegan & gluten-free section on their menu. Sweet and savory crepes! We're talking fillings like tofu scramble, tempeh & nut cheese. And for the sweet, there is cashew cream and vegan salted caramel among other things. I haven't tried the sweet yet, but last night I had the tofu scramble crepe and my husband had the tempeh and nut cheese. Both were delicious and pretty substantial.

There is a relatively new place in West Seattle called Firefly Cafe & Creperie that has vegan options. They have a vegan & gluten-free section on their menu. Sweet and savory crepes! We're talking fillings like tofu scramble, tempeh & nut cheese. And for the sweet, there is cashew cream and vegan salted caramel among other things. I haven't tried the sweet yet, but last night I had the tofu scramble crepe and my husband had the tempeh and nut cheese. Both were delicious and pretty substantial.

I definitely need to do something about this...

Veggie Grill downtown (4th just S of Pike) looks like it'll be opening soon! Appliances of some stripe were going in today.

You can get any of the scrambles made with tofu in place of eggs, and and they have Daiya you can sub for cheese. They also have a build you own option. They don't have any vegan pancakes, french toast, ect, so if you're not a scramble person it wouldn't be the best option though.

Oh yeah, Blue Star! No pancakes or french toast, but the potatoes are yum. They told me at one point (when they were switching from non-vegan soy cheese to daiya) that they were also going to switch their faux sausage to vegan, but I don't know what ever came of that. Worth checking. And they have a full bar.

I'm finally planning my next trip to Seattle! I'll be coming up early in October. I have my BoltBus tix ($4 RT, including fees!) a place to stay & a couple of Groupons (Loving Hut & Wedgewood Veg Thai) so now I'm looking for cool folks to hang out & explore with!

We ate at the Mexican place that's in where Pan Africa was last night (El Borracho). It was really good! A nice range of vegan options, skillful application of Daiya, good homemade hot sauces and condiments.

We ate at the Mexican place that's in where Pan Africa was last night (El Borracho). It was really good! A nice range of vegan options, skillful application of Daiya, good homemade hot sauces and condiments.

I lovve El Borracho! Everyone who works there is so nice, and some days I just need their cheap house margarita and some Daiya. Plus, good for meeting up with non-veg folks. And their outdoor seating is great.

Forge Lounge on the pedestrian walkway to the ferry on Marion has a vegan sandwich with Chao Cheese. Haven't tried it yet, but the bar is cute.

Hey, I'm going to be in Seattle in December for a few days. I've been there a few times before so I know a few places I can eat but am always looking to expand upon the handful of restaurants. The big problem is that I have a soy allergy. Generally I stay in or around downtown and only travel by foot so I know that cherry street has flying apron muffins, and that cinnamon works has a vegan soy-free cinnamon bun, and that I can get a bowl of lentil soup from some middle eastern place in pike place. I've been able to eat one of the sandwiches at homegrown and have ordered cheese-free pizza to my hotel. I've ventured to chaco canyon once or twice but it's really far away from where I end up staying. Do you guys have any suggestions? Or even, grocery stores I could easily walk to and pick up a few essentials? I'll be staying at Olive and 8th. I'm a good walker so walking as far as capitol hill or down past the stadium is fine.